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Baby Learning - Using Baby Flashcards
By
showing the flashcards to your children one by one, it is similar to
pointing to your head and then telling your child what that is. The
logical left brain learns and retains through this repetition and
memorisation.
The 20-Day Program
allows your child to be exposed to a variety of subjects at a controlled speed
of about 2 seconds per flashcard in auto-pilot mode. Through visual and
auditory stimulation, children pick up images and the shape of the
words, while the audio
reinforces what the word and object means . We recommend
you repeat saying the words out loud, after
each word is read from the DVD. This will encourage your child to learn
the words with you. Sound effects are also incorporated in some
flashcards to help maintain your child's interest during the shows.
The
20-Day Right Brain
program shows at about 1 second per flashcard, and have an
intentionally fast voice-over. The effect is similar to watching fast
moving images on television which you can see captures your child's
interest (but without the benefits!).
The
fast-moving flashcards are meant to grab and focus
your child's attention, and stimulate
their right brain to pick up the images. They are not meant to memorise
the flashcards this way so it is not advisable to repeat the same show
twice in a row.
While
you may not see how your children can pick up the fast images,
scientists have proven that amazingly, the brain picks up images,
even though the eyes may not register them. Similarly, the faster “chipmunk”
voice may seem impossible to comprehend but be assured that this form
of stimulation mainly aims to “open up” the right brain. Once the brain
is stimulated, left brain learning becomes effortless. Thus, the right
brain complements the left brain in learning when brain circuits are
stimulated and connections are formed.
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Babies enter this world with
curiosity and wonder. Make
the learning session fun, with lots of smiles and applause for your
baby will provide a learning environment that is highly stimulating.
If your baby is tired, then stop. Be patient with your baby
and allow him or her to learn
and develop at his or her own pace. Regular consistent use, even if not
at the same time of day, is all that is needed.
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Remember, flash card
learning promotes fun in learning. Do not feel defeated if you show the
flash cards to your baby and there
is no initial progress. Continue the exercises, day by day. The
baby’s brain is absorbing that information anyway. When you
continually
show them visual cues, the right-brain will subconsciously be absorbing
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Three
times a day, every day, is the optimal amount of time to practice
flashcard learning with your baby. If you can’t find the time,
remember, any amount is better than nothing.
Some
conventional teachings may comment that the reading and learning age
should be six or seven, and that such learning is tedious for
a
child. However learning can be fun if the teacher is there to support
and guide the child in a positive way. For babies especially, they
learn words in context and are happy if you are happy. If you are
feeling tired or stressed, take a rest and relax, your will
enjoy time with your child when you are now rested and ready to start.
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When you are in a happy mood,
together with
your baby, you will be able to share some very happy
memories teaching and guiding through flash card learning.
The most important thing to
remember is to have fun with your baby. Then they will grow into a
happy and confident child when they are ready to take on formal
schooling.

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Castro-Caldas,
A., Peterson, K.M., Reis, A., Stone-Elander, S. & Ingvar, M.
(1998). “The Illiterate Brain. Learning to Read and Write during
Childhood Influences the Functional Organization of the Adult Brain”
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G. & Doman, J. (2005). How to Teach Your Baby Math: the Gentle
Revolution. USA: Square One Publishers.
Doman,
G. (2002). How to Teach Your Baby to Read. USA: Natl Book Network.
Faure,
M. & Richardson, A. (2005). Baby Sense: Understanding Your
Baby’s Secret World. Citadel Press
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